My Next Project...

I have a thing about repurposing.
Here is my dining room done over a weekend.
I painted over-all and re-faux painted the fireplace.
Then I made chair covers and took a silver-leafing kit
and re-did a lot of the metal finishes.
(along with a bunch of clearance framed mirrors from HomeGoods.)

I fell in love with this mirrored buffet from HomeGoods.
It was cracked in 4 places and marked down to $89.
I was able to repair the cracks with a windshield repair kit from
the auto-supply store..!

Our church puts on this community event "Family First"
Here are some of the decorations. Each table represented some
aspect of family life.

Little vignettes so this big hall looked more like someone's
home.

Valentine's Came Next

Every Holiday gives me an excuse to redo things.
My family just expects it...

A New Home

I have really gotten excited about collecting
vintage mismatched china lately.
Some I have gotten for pennies.
Such a history---I love to think of them on
someone's table in the roaring 1920's or during WW1.

Just wait for my table at Easter!

NEXT STOP...CHRISTMAS!

THE BOYS' FOOTBALL TREE.

AND OVER MUCH TOO FAST.

sigh. Next, comes Valentines.

BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME.

IN PREPARATION FOR THE HOLIDAYS,

I TRANSFORMED MY ATTIC INTO...

The object was to repurpose many of my children's old things

and make them worthy of the next generation.

Blake's circus trunk, all the rockers and tables

and even the doll house was from over 20 years ago.

YES, I HAVE BEEN SAVING THEM THAT LONG

FOR THIS OCCASION.

...AND THE BLUE SHUTTERS...were from my little girls' playhouse.

I made my husband save them the day he tore it down!

The column in the middle of the room became an apple tree. They are

attached with velcro, so they can be picked!

I covered this old table with bathroom tile, used peel and stick kitchen flooring, and

used all my old frames with vintage children's book prints.

The desk, a family treasure

The Play Table I named "Gramma-town" and made street signs etc with my

grandchildren's names. Then Gramma-town was decorated for Christmas!

It was worth all the work when I got the reaction I was waiting for!

Just wait til Easter...

CENTERPIECES...FREE...CHURCH...MAKE DO!

This was a church luncheon for 75.

No money was spent on decorations.

I made the table scarves from some

fun Bohemian skirts I saved from

a few summers ago!

My theme in this economy is...

REPURPOSING.